tall

Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.

Being tall is an advantage in basketball.

Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,[…], and the light of the reflector fell full upon her.

Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent.

Tall trees, at least about 30m high.

To him it seemed that the Bornean rainforests, the tallest on Earth, were places that had: 'remained untouched and unchanged since remote geological epochs[.]'

Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.

"That's tall talk." "Not an inch taller than the truth."

Smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces (~ 230 ml).

Obsequious; obedient.

Someone or something that is tall.

But in the second generation of hybrids (from seed of the first) talls and dwarfs were both present, and in the proportion of twelve talls to four dwarfs.

The industries that best accommodate talls are those that have faced personal injury lawsuits.

A clothing size for taller people.

Do you have this in a tall?

A tall serving of a drink, especially one from Starbucks, which contains 12 ounces.